April 5: Difference between revisions

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April 5 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2011: Hot dog vendor Gus Koutroulakis died.
2010: Ground was broken for the Cottages of Lakeshore.
2010: The Rock Church held its first service at their new campus in Forestdale.
2009: Jim Dearth, former CEO of Children's Hospital, died.
2009: Angela Hernández, former math department chair at the University of Montevallo, died.
2007: Carolina Mudcats 5, Birmingham Barons 4 on opening day at Regions Park.
2006: Birmingham Water Works board announces the sale of $90 million in revenue bonds.
1992: Birmingham Fire 17 - Frankfurt Galaxy 7 at Frankfurt's Wald Stadium.
1984: Soccer player Floyd Franks, Jr was born in Vestavia Hills.
1980: Loveman's downtown location ended regular business with a final clearance sale.
1941: The General Motors "Parade of Progress" began a 5-day residency at Legion Field.
1929: McAdory High School was destroyed by fire.
1906: A time capsule was laid in the cornerstone of the Shelby County Courthouse.
1889: Bessemer police officer John Manning was killed in the line of duty.
1888: Grapico bottler Raymond Rochell was born in Pulaski, Tennessee.
1873: Former Governor of Alabama Andrew Moore died in Marion.
1861: The Alabama State Insane Asylum opened in Tuscaloosa.
1856: Booker T. Washington was born near Hale's Ford, Virginia.

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 * [[1992]]: [[Birmingham Fire]] 17 - Frankfurt Galaxy 7 at Frankfurt's Wald Stadium.
 * [[1984]]: Soccer player [[Floyd Franks, Jr]] was born in [[Vestavia Hills]].
-* [[1980]]: [[Loveman's]] department store closed its doors.
+* [[1980]]: [[Loveman's]] downtown location ended regular business with a final clearance sale.
 * [[1941]]: The General Motors "Parade of Progress" began a 5-day residency at [[Legion Field]].
 * [[1929]]: [[McAdory High School]] was destroyed by fire.